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Following Cheyenne Jackson's video testimonial of HAND OF GOD BroadwayWorld posted yesterday, here are more testimonials by Richard Kind, Lois Smith and Dylan Baker for the show. Each features Tyrone, who plays Tyrone in HAND TO GOD and is not suitable for kids.

The new cast of Nicholas Hytner's production of ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS will begin previews tonight at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Joining Owain Arthur as lovable chancer Francis Henshall are Jodie Prenger and Hannah Spearritt who play Dolly and Pauline respectively. Martin Barrass joins the cast to play Alfie with David Benson as Gareth, Nigel Betts as Harry, Derek Elroy as Lloyd, Gerard Horan as Charlie, Daniel Ings as Alan, Ben Mansfield as Stanley and Gemma Whelan as Rachel.

First Draft at Charter Theater - a nonprofit organization devoted to developing theater audiences alongside new plays; supporting DC-based artists; and partnering with theaters looking to produce new work - announced today that it will present two readings this month of the new play, KANSAS by DC-based playwright Bob Bartlett.

Mad Horse Theatre Company will present THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS, by Paul Zindel. The play opens March 15, and runs Thursday to Sunday through April 1, at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland.

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City Board President, Richard P. Bruening, announced today the appointment of Deborah Sandler as the Company's new General Director, effective July 1, 2012. Ms. Sandler signed a five-year contract with the Lyric Opera.

Dr. Michael Bellgardt dem Ballett Basel und dem Sinfonieorchester Basel.

The New Civic Light Opera has begun their reseating process for the transfer of subscriptions from Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center to the Warner Grand in San Pedro.

Gregory Charles will be playing the Café Carlyle in The Carlyle Hotel, 35 East 76th Street at Madison Avenue, on April 3-7 at 8:45 p.m.

These new photographs of Dean Chisnall, Richard Blackwood, Kimberley Walsh and Neil McDermott were taken backstage last night before the first performance of the new cast of SHREK: THE MUSICAL at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.

The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact have announced the addition of Golden Globe-winner and Academy and Emmy Award-nominee Brad Pitt to the cast of the West Coast premiere reading of the play '8.' The reading is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry.

TimeLine Theatre Company has announced its four-play 2012-13 season. TimeLine is dedicated to presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues, and its upcoming season includes one world premiere and three Chicago premieres.

Alive Theatre presents MALE MATRIARCH, written by and Starring Amir Levi and directed by Shauna Horn on Tues, March 6 & Wed, March 7 at 8pm. On Tuesday, March 6 there will be an AFTER SHOW TALKBACK with special guest, Porter Gilberg from The Gay and Lesbian Center of Greater Long Beach.

OPERAtion Brooklyn presents "Curiouser & Curiouser: An Opera-Burlesque Circus in Wonderland," a two-evening, Alice-themed opera-burlesque party in celebration of the 75th birthday of David Del Tredici, the composer whose name has become synonymous with "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn on March 25 and 26 at 8 p.m.

Previews for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on Broadway begin today at the Neil Simon Theatre. Directed by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director and 2-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will open March 22, 2012

In this two-part video Cheyenne Jackson, of Xanadu, All Shook Up and Altar Boyz, gives a testimonial for the new show HAND TO GOD. The show is currently playing off-Broadway in an eight-week run, and may transfer to Broadway in 2013, as reported on BroadwayWorld.

FIORELLO!, the next staged reading of MUSICAL THEATRE WEST'S REINER READING SERIES will take place on March 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the University Theater on the CSU Long Beach campus at the 7th Street entrance.

Based on last year's campaign, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will hold a fund drive for the entire month of March to benefit Minnesota FoodShare. The "HUNGER ISN'T SOMETHIN' TO SING ABOUT" FundDrive is the fourth consecutive effort of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, this time in conjunction with the theatres' production of HAIRSPRAY. The past three fund drives have raised $51,789.00 toward the effort to eradicate hunger in our communities.

FABLISCIOUS, presented by Performance Network Theatre's educational outreach program, the Children's Theatre Network, will play at 1pm on Saturday, March 17, 2012 and will be followed by a complimentary milk and cookies reception. FABLISCIOUS features book and lyrics by Kimberly Yost and music my Patrick Farrell and Gene Gaunt.

Comedian Don Barnhart today took second place in the Improv Comedy Club's 'Up Yours' online contest. Alongside the other top three vote leaders, he has secured a spot in the final live contest which will be held April 1st, 2012 at The Improv at Harrah's in Las Vegas, NV.

Star of TV and film Zach Braff hits the UK stage for the first time in ALL NEW PEOPLE at the Duke of York's Theatre, which opened Feb 22. Check out these photographs from the opening night, featuring Zach Braff, Peter DyBois, Becky Shaw, Paul Hilton, Graham Norton, Warren Brown, Finella Fielding and more.